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The segment of LARGE INTESTINE between the CECUM and the RECTUM. It includes the ASCENDING COLON; the TRANSVERSE COLON; the DESCENDING COLON; and the SIGMOID COLON.
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- Appendix Epiploica
- Omental Appendices
- Omental Appendix
- Taenia Coli
- Appendices, Omental
- Appendix, Omental
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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entry term TAENIA COLI: do not confuse with Taenia, a genus of tapeworm; inflammation = COLITIS; /surg: do not confuse with specialty COLORECTAL SURGERY and consider also COLECTOMY or COLOSTOMY; note entry terms: coord with specific tissue type if appropriate
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- National Library of Medicine. Colon. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003106. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003106
- Colon. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colon_(anatomy)
- Colon. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5982337